Chocolate and Eggnog Gateau

Gateaux and Cakes
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Ingredients for 1 Tortenform, 26 cm Ø
  • For the base
  • 3 Egg(s)
  • 90 g Sugar
  • 1 package Vanilla sugar
  • 1 pinch(es) Salt
  • 20 g Corn starch
  • 50 g Flour
  • 25 g Cocoa powder
  • 10 ml Sunflower oil
  • Butter, for the baking tin
  • For the chocolate mousse
  • 250 g QimiQ Classic, room temperature
  • 120 g Dark chocolate (40-60 % cocoa), melted
  • 50 g Sugar
  • 250 ml Whipping cream 36 % fat, whipped
  • For the eggnog mousse
  • 250 g QimiQ Classic Vanilla, room temperature
  • 100 ml Eggnog
  • 150 ml Whipping cream 3 6% fat, whipped
Method
1.
Preheat the oven to 350 °F (conventional oven).
2.
For the base: whisk the eggs with the sugar, vanilla sugar and salt until fluffy.
3.
Mix the corn starch with the flour and cocoa powder and sieve into the egg mixture. Add the oil and mix well.
4.
Pour into a greased cake tin and bake in the preheated oven for approx. 25 minutes. Allow to cool.
5.
For the chocolate mousse: whisk the unchilled QimiQ Classic smooth. Add the melted chocolate and sugar and mix well. Fold in the whipped cream.
6.
Spread the chocolate mousse onto the cold base.
7.
For the eggnog mousse, whisk QimiQ Classic Vanilla smooth. Add the eggnog, mix well and fold in the whipped cream.
8.
Spread the eggnog mousse over the chocolate mousse and chill for at approx. 4 hours.
9.
Decorate as desired.
10.

Tip: Baileys® can be used instead of Advocaat.

Nutritional values per portion

calorific value 19664 kJ
calories 4702 kcal
protein 19 g
carbohydrates 40 g
fat 163 g
cholesterol 1643 g

Nutritional values per 100g

calorific value 1440 kJ
calories 345 kcal
protein 2 g
carbohydrates 3 g
fat 12 g
cholesterol 121 g